The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared an international state of emergency after an Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo spread with lightning speed. At least 80 people have died and 246 infections have been recorded. Cases have now also been confirmed in the Congolese capital of Kinshasa and the Ugandan capital Kampala.
China's Guangxi region was hit by an earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale. In the process, 13 buildings collapsed and at least two people have already been killed. A search is still underway under the rubble for one missing person. Four people were injured and taken to the hospital. They are not in mortal danger. This was reported by Chinese state broadcaster CGTN and the state news agency Xinhua.
Last weekend, a freight train crashed into a bus in the Thai capital, Bangkok. Eight occupants of the bus were killed and dozens of others were injured.
A couple of hikers were attacked by a herd of cows on a mountain meadow in eastern Tyrol.
The port of Rotterdam is preparing for the arrival of the Dutch cruise ship MV Hondius, which will arrive in the city of Maas on Monday morning. The ship departed from Tenerife earlier this week, where passengers and part of the crew had disembarked, and is now setting sail for the Netherlands.
A popular festival in the Belgian capital ended badly.
In recent weeks, humpback whale Timmy became a household name against his will. Daily updates about his situation and where he was were coming in. Unfortunately, a protracted rescue operation was unsuccessful. The Danish Environmental Protection Agency confirmed Wednesday that the dead specimen that washed ashore on Tuesday off the coast of the Danish island of Anholt is indeed the hotly debated Timmy.
"There is no longer a danger to the population," police reported via the German newspaper Bild. Indeed, an adult tiger had escaped in Schkeuditz, Germany, northwest of Leipzig. Police were called and officers shot the animal dead.
Bulgarian singer Dara, who won the Eurovision Song Contest with the catchy song "Bangaranga," spoke extensively and openly about how therapy, journal writing and strict daily mental health routines helped her overcome the doubt and anxiety she felt during the song contest.
Police have arrested 32-year-old Iraqi Mohammad Al-Saadi for coordinating attacks against Jewish targets in Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Liège, Antwerp, London and even the US. The man is suspected of being the alleged mastermind who directed others, not as the perpetrator who himself planted the bomb, to set fire or carry out the attack. He is also alleged to have close ties to the Iranian regime. The man is allegedly responsible for organizing the attacks on the Jewish school Cheider in Buitenveldert and office complex Atrium in the Zuidas.